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Month: July 2024

Baltimore officials sue to block ‘baby bonus’ initiative that would give new parents $1,000

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s mayor and city council are trying to stop a proposed ballot measure that would give all new parents a $1,000 “baby bonus” meant to help reduce childhood poverty from birth. City leaders filed a lawsuit last week after organizers secured the necessary 10,000 signatures to bring the question to Baltimore voters

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Trump elige al senador de Ohio J. D. Vance como su compañero para vicepresidente

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Donald Trump nombró al senador estadounidense J. D. Vance como su compañero de fórmula, encumbrando aún más al republicano de Ohio, que ha adoptado la agenda populista del expresidente tras años de críticas punzantes a Trump. “Tras largas deliberaciones y reflexiones, y teniendo en cuenta el tremendo talento de muchos otros,

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Biden orders Secret Service to protect RFK Jr. after attempt on Trump’s life

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered the U.S. Secret Service to protect independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Kennedy is a huge longshot to win Electoral College votes, much less the presidency. But his campaign events have drawn large crowds of supporters and

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Trump selected Ohio Sen. JD Vance, a critic turned ally, as running mate after last-minute push from son

By Alison Main and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has named US Sen. JD Vance as his running mate, further elevating the Ohio Republican who has adopted the former president’s populist agenda after years of pointed criticism of Trump. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I

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Conspiracy theories spread wildly after the first assassination attempt on a US president in the social media age

By Donie O’Sullivan, Brian Fung and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Saturday’s shooting at a Donald Trump rally was the first assassination attempt of a US presidential candidate in the age of social media – and the former president had barely been hit before the internet was abuzz with all sorts of unsubstantiated explanations for what

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